Sinyama Surname
Approximately 1,708 people bear this surname
Sinyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,501 | 1:10,560 | 1,217 |
| Zimbabwe | 156 | 1:98,963 | 13,970 |
| Namibia | 35 | 1:68,840 | 7,364 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sinyama (522) may also be a first name.
Sinyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sinyama is found most in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinyama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 235,556th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,266,713 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinyama are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sinyama is also the 369,527th most widespread given name globally, borne by 522 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,501 people, or 1 in 10,560. In Zambia Sinyama is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 61 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent live and Southern Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and Namibia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinyama | 93 | 594 | / |
| Sienyama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shinyamma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zinyama | 86 | 3,888 | / |
| Senyama | 86 | 140 | / |
| Cinyama | 86 | 76 | / |
| Sinyoma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sinyame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sinhama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ssenyama | 80 | 300 | / |
| Shinhama | 80 | 175 | / |
| Senyamat | 80 | 51 | / |
| Shinyami | 80 | 6 | / |
| Senyamad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sinyooma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siniamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seanyamas | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shemnyama | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shinyamhi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chinyamah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Senyahmad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Singiamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinyamai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Senjama | 71 | 106 | / |
| Senyame | 71 | 18 | / |
| Senhama | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sinjoma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Signame | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zinyame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Xinhama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cinhama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinyomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinyome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sainiasmma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinhama | 67 | 2,795 | / |
| Sinjooma | 67 | 37 | / |
| Chiniama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chinjama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shinjoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssenyoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sinayomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sinhajhamat | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sinyama
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